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Greek & Latin Vocab 24 corp, crat, dyn, germ, port
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corp: (Latin) body habeas corpus corporeal corpulent
a writ, or legal action, through which a prisoner can be released from unlawful detention corporeal bodily corpulent large or bulky of body; portly; stout Other words: corpse, esprit de corps, corporation Harry Potter’s Patronus: A Patronus that is fully formed, or corporeal, takes the shape of fairly solid-looking animal; a non-corporeal Patronus appears only as wisps of silvery mist.
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govern, rule crat, cracy: (Greek) aristocracy bureaucracy technocracy
a class of persons holding exceptional rank and privileges bureaucracy government by many bureaus, administrators, and petty officials technocracy a theory or system of society according to which government is controlled by scientists, engineers, and other experts Other words: democracy, plutocratic, autocrat Bureaucracy: lots of red tape (Origin: 1730–40; after the red tape used to tie official documents) Technocracy: a theory and movement, prominent about 1932, advocating control of industrial resources, reform of financial institutions, and reorganization of the social system, based on the findings of technologists and engineers. Plutocratic: A descriptive word which applies to any control by an influential class of wealthy people Autocrat: Monarch with uncontrolled authority
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power, might dyn, dyna: (Greek) dynamic dynasty aerodynamics
active; energetic dynasty any sequence of powerful leaders from the same family aerodynamics the branch of mechanics that deals with the motion of air Other words: dynamo, photodynamic, dynomite The Ottoman Dynasty (or the Imperial House of Osman) (Turkish: Osmanlı Hanedanı) ruled the Ottoman Empire from 1299 to 1922 Dynamo: person with a lot of energy Photodynamic: Of or relating to the energy or force exerted by light; Powerful in the light
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bud, sprout germ: (Latin) Other words: germ, germiparity germinate
to begin to grow or develop germicide agent for killing germs or micro-organisms regermination the process of sprouting again Other words: germ, germiparity Germiparity: reproduction by means of germs
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carry, bring, bear port: (Latin) comportment deportation portly
personal bearing or conduct; demeanor; behavior deportation the lawful expulsion of an undesired alien or other person from a state portly stout (carrying much weight around) Other words: important, portable, porter
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Summary corp crat dyn germ port body govern, rule power, might
bud, sprout port carry, bring, bear Sources: wordinfo.info dictionary.com Google images
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